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Shelli Nicole

Culture Editor

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About Shelli Nicole

Shelli Nicole is a Detroit-raised, Chicago-based writer. Her work has appeared in Bustle, HelloGiggles & Marie Claire. She is terrified of mermaids and teenagers equally.

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Culture

FYP: If The {Redacted} Is Good — I Might Learn A Sports Fact Or Two

17 hours ago 1 Comment

a country road with leaves on the ground, the sun setting in the background, and a single mailbox in the foreground

Dating

You Need Help: I Have a Crush on My Friend’s Super Cute Mail Carrier

2 days ago 11 Comments

Culture

FYP: You’re Cute — But Is Your Mum Single?

1 week ago 3 Comments

TV Reviews

I Watched All of “Dickinson” Last Week, and I’ve Had it With Sue

2 weeks ago 33 Comments

Culture

FYP: You Really Don’t Have to Be Friends With Your Ex

2 weeks ago 4 Comments

A black border with yellow dots surrounds the edges of a black and white image of a Black woman wearing headphones, a white t-shirt and large hoop earrings. She is looking at her phone.

Dating

You Want to Control Me? That’s a Red Flag!

2 weeks ago 15 Comments

Zoë Kravitz in a leather jacket, red lip, and small gold earrings

Food and Drink
TV Feature

This Is Literally Just a Round-Up of Hot Queers Eating Chicken Wings

3 weeks ago 1 Comment

Culture

FYP: Always Use “Incognito Mode” When It’s Not Your Computer

3 weeks ago No Comments

Against a red background, a person with light brown skin, braids pulled up into a bun and glasses kisses the neck of another person with dark brown skin and curly black hair while holding a dripping gold cross. Church pews are visible behind them.

A+

S L I C K: Take Me to Church

4 weeks ago 3 Comments

Culture

FYP: Something LGBTQ Just Happened to Me

4 weeks ago 3 Comments

Kai and Amelia touch foreheads

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Grey’s Anatomy” Wishes Us All a Smoochy Queer Holigay!

1 month ago 14 Comments

Image shows Michonne, A Black woman with thick locs to one side of her face, wearing an orange shirt with her Kitana on her back. Her expression is one of confusion and annoyance.

TV Feature

There’s Something About an Attitudinal Hottie Who Is Secretly Sweet

1 month ago 4 Comments

Culture

FYP: Alexa, Define “Successful Lesbian Relationship”

1 month ago 3 Comments

Station 19 lesbosexy finger biting

TV Show Recaps

Boobs On Your Tube: “Station 19” Gets Finger-Biting Lesbosexy

1 month ago 11 Comments

A+

A+ Holigay Watch-Along: “The Princess Switch 3” With Shelli Nicole!

1 month ago 2 Comments

Culture

FYP: Y’all Out Here Breaking Up For Fun? Couldn’t Be Me

1 month ago 2 Comments

Image shows Nicole Byer, A fat Black woman wearing a lavender pantsuit with a leopard print crop top, standing on stage and holding a mic with a smile.

TV Reviews

Netflix’s “BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo)” Is Nicole Byer at Her Sexy, Hilarious Best

1 month ago 5 Comments

CW 4400 queer characters

TV Show Recaps

CW’s 4400 is Queer, Black and Incredibly Dope — Here’s EVERYTHING You Need to Know

1 month ago 5 Comments

Culture

FYP: TikTok Is Starting To Hit Far Too Close To Home…

2 months ago No Comments

Carefree Black Girls review: the cover of the book of essays Carefree Black Girls by Zeba Blay repeated three times

LGBT Book Reviews

Zeba Blay’s “Carefree Black Girls” Is Beautifully Affirming

2 months ago 5 Comments

Culture

FYP: Queer Girls Are Not a Retreat From Your Bad Choice In Boyfriends

2 months ago 3 Comments

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Holigays
Sex Toys

Holigay Gift Guide: Aesthetically Pleasing Sex Toys for the High Femme in Your Life

2 months ago 6 Comments

Culture

FYP: Okay but — What’s Your Love Language?

2 months ago 2 Comments

Culture

FYP: You Absolutely Do Not Understand Your Girlfriends Job

2 months ago No Comments

Amazon Prime reality series Tampa Baes season one cast

TV Reviews

“Tampa Baes” is Thin, White, and Colorist — But I Knew That Already

2 months ago 36 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first shows A Black man in the mirror smiling as text below him reads “Happy 1 year on testosterone to me” with the trans flag and a heart. The second shows a Black mother and daughter looking at each other with text that reads “Don’t play with her” and the last image shows a Black person with locs and beautiful rk skin with text above that reads “When you tryna figure out if she gay or not”

Culture

FYP: Your Gay Eye Contact Might Be A Little Much

3 months ago No Comments

Book Features

The Book That Made Me Want Toxic Love: Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”

3 months ago 12 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first shows A Black person wearing a hat and flannel pointing at the camera with the text “When I see studs with girls that baby them and spoil them” above them. The second shows a Black person with beautifully done short hair, smiling into the camera mid sentence with the the text “FAM.” Above them. The last shows a Black person wearing a black hat with their hoodie pulled up with the text “Her calling you after brunch with her friends” above them.

Culture

FYP: Pick Me Up After Brunch So I Know It’s Real

3 months ago 1 Comment

mage shows 3 images together. The first is a person looking off to the side and putting their hand up in a “stop” motion while looking slightly confused. The second is of a Black couple in a car, one smiles brighlly into the camera while the other one makes a smirk as they are in mid conversation. The last is of a person in a black tank top holding a switch comb in their hand looking deeply into the camera.

Culture

FYP: Yes I’m Gay — But That Don’t Mean I Want You

3 months ago 3 Comments

Straddleverse

I Just Want to Give People a Fucking Chance

3 months ago 6 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person wearing all black with a perfect mullet hairdo making the best lesbian face possible. The second shows an Asian person looking over their glasses into the camera with text overlaid that says “I’m not Lesbian” in both Korean and English. The third shows a Black person in what is presumably their work uniform, biting their lip sexily and looking into the camera mid dance.

Culture

FYP: Lesbian Powers ACTIVATED!

3 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person with long nails and a smirk and text above them that says “When a stud get loud with me”. The second is of a Black person with natural hair in pigtails and text above them that says “before I post my girl…does anyone recognize this room?”. The last is of a Black person with braids to the back and text above them that says “10 year old me talking to my mom after getting caught googling “two girls kissing”.

Culture

FYP: Stop Asking To Put Stuff In My Purse

4 months ago 1 Comment

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person with blonde dreads crouching and biting a honeybun and the text over them says “When you gay but the plug don’t care”. The second is of a Black person with curly fro looking off to the side with an attitude and text over the photo that says “When someone tries to tell me scissoring and tribbing isn’t a thing like I haven’t been doing it for years. The last is of a Black woman with a short curled bob wearing all black and lips pursed with text above them that says “Lesbians on their first date”

Culture

FYP: Okay — Now I Know What Y’all Mean By “Gay Panic”

4 months ago 3 Comments

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Lesbian Sex

Don’t Let Your Nail Length Stop You From Having Great Sex

4 months ago 16 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black woman holding a string with a knot in the middle, wearing a white shirt and gray sweatpants. The second is of a Black Couple, both in all black posing together, one is bent close to the ground and has their hands on their partners knees. The last image is of a Black woman sitting on apartment steps, she has dreads and is wearing a tan t-shirt while signing the word “only” in ASL.

Culture

FYP: What Fingers Do You Use To “Bowl”?

4 months ago 1 Comment

Image shows 3 images together. The first is a Black woman with beautiful big tightly coiled hair wearing glasses, beautiful eye makeup looking into the camera. The second is of a Latinx person wearing a black shirt, trousers and suspenders seemingly talking to someone with the words “bilingual problems” across the screen. The third is of a Black person wearing a long gown with a plant print exposing her thigh, surrounded by plants and the words “When she think you don’t want her because she has a FUPA” across the screen.

Culture

FYP: Anyway — Come Over And Drop That FUPA Off On My Face

4 months ago No Comments

A blank white piece of paper against a white background is surrounded by small branches and leaves.

First Person

The Story of My Abortion

4 months ago 42 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person holding a bottle of wine and a wine glass while wearing leopard print glasses and an open cardigan looking into the camera. The second shows 2 Black people dancing together and smiling into the camera radiating love and happiness. The 3rd shows a Black person with a low fade and carrying a book bag smiling into the camera with the text below them that reads “When you find out that she sucks strap” with a smiley emoji

Culture

FYP: Stop Chasing Straight Girls — It’s Weird.

4 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of a Black person wearing a UPS uniform pointing behind them with the text “When your girlfriend doesn’t want you to go to work”. The second shows the same person in 3 different positions (standing, sleeping and giving the middle finger) with their signs above them (Taurus, Taurus, Capricorn). The 3rd is of a Black person sitting in a chair holding a glass of drink with a plant behind them staring beautifully into the camera.

Culture

FYP: Your Package Is Late ‘Cos The Driver Called Off Work For Some {Redacted}

5 months ago 3 Comments

mage shows 3 images together. The first is a Black person wearing glasses with their dreads in a high bun with a septum piercing. The second shows a Black person with multi colored hair and they are looking off to the side with a irritated look, there is text underneath that says “ Damn you low-key mean”. The third shows a Black person with a beautiful afro standing cross armed with a book in one hand looking beautifully into the camera.

Culture

FYP: The Pool Is Not The Only Thing You Can Drown In

5 months ago 3 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is of a fair skinned Black person with short hair and a youthful face and text above them that reads “When you’re a baby face stuff and girls call you cute”. The second is of a dark skinned Black person with all white on, including shirt and hat, looking at the screen smoothly with sunglasses on and biting their lips. The third is on a brown skinned Black person with their back to the camera posing with a hip jutted out in form fitting shorts and a fitted black top and text above them that reads “The fems love it” with 3 heart smiley emojis

Culture

FYP: It’s Stud Appreciation Day — How Are You Celebrating?!

5 months ago 6 Comments

Trying CBD Lube: Image shows a person licking oil off another persons leg and it is overlaid on a image of a weed plant.

Health
Love + Sex

Ouid, Sex & Me (With a Dash of Magick and CBD)

5 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a trans man with a white shirt and text overlaid that reads “When she forgets ur a trans man”. The second is of a Black person with big hair and a red bathing suit top and text overlaid that reads “when she pulls out the strap on the first night”. The third is of a Black curvy and thicc person with text overlaid that reads “when she calls me over to sit on her face”

Culture

FYP: Say Yes To The Strap

5 months ago No Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a Black person with big eyes looking into the camera with text under that reads “When the devil can’t reach you he will send you a stud instead”. The second is a Black person in a durag side eying the camera and text that reads “Fresh out the shower cooch” with a puking emoji. And the third is a Black person in a backwards hat looking away from the camera with text that reads “Listening to my girl flirt with her sugar daddy so he can take us all to Tulum” with an eye roll emoji.

Culture

FYP: I Don’t Eat Unseasoned {Redacted} And Neither Should You

6 months ago 2 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a Black woman with braids and text that reads "when she keeps reacting to my ig stories". The middle image is of a Black Queer couple with matching cute hair colors and the the last image shows a Black person counting on their fingrs with text that reads "explaining to my straight friends how long lesbian dates are"

Culture

FYP: If You Keep Reacting To My Stories We’re Gonna Make Out

6 months ago 4 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a Black Girl with braids smirking and the text "when she tries to pull your hair after you just got it done" the second is a Black couple sultrily looking at each other and the third is a Black girl looking at a computer with the text "Finding out where trans girls g-spots are"

Culture

FYP: TFW You Realize 4 Months Later That She WAS Flirting With You!

6 months ago 4 Comments

Image shows 3 separate images together. The first shows a girl looking confused with the words "When they flirt with your gf" above her. The second shows a girl in a purple top and glasses with the text above her that reads "when she uses the finger lick combo and expects you to leaver her alone after". The 3rd shows a girl smiling in a green shirt with text above her that reads "when her accent sexy af"

Culture

FYP: Y’all Are Toxic AND Nasty — I’m So Proud of You.

6 months ago No Comments

Image shows 3 images in one. The first is a Black person with natural hair and the text "I would never chase after no woman thats so dumb". The second shows a Black person with a short haircut and in a hoodie smiling into the camera. The last image shows a Black Woman with gray hair sitting on the lap of another Black woman who has dreads and the text "I embrace my grey and my gf loves it"

Culture

FYP: I’m Not Gonna Chase After You — But I Might Speedwalk if You’re Cute

7 months ago 1 Comment

Image shows 3 images together. The first is of Two Black people and one is sitting on the others lap with text that reads "When you're friends mama is tryna get you". The second image shows A Black person with short hair and a grey shirt talking to the camera. The third shows a Black person in a car with their seatbelt on and text that reads "When you're just going over for closure"

Culture

FYP: Closure Is Not Real — Have Fun {Redacted} Your Ex ‘Tho!

7 months ago 4 Comments

Image shows 3 photos together. The first is a korean person in workwear holding a silver circle with text above them that says "A snack you should try" The second is a Black man in a white shirt with a big smile and a lowtop fade. the third is a Black person gripping their chest with words below them that say "when they bring a duffle bag instead of a backpack"

Culture

FYP: Now We Bringing Over DUFFLE BAGS?! Alright — Let Me Go Stretch

7 months ago 1 Comment

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